Welcome to GBLS

Every week, Greater Boston Legal Services (GBLS) provides free legal assistance and representation on civil (non-criminal) matters to hundreds of residents in the city of Boston and 31 surrounding cities and towns.

When they have nowhere else to turn, families and individuals living in poverty, elders, and people with disabilities look to GBLS for help to secure the most basic necessities of life.

Read their stories and how GBLS makes a difference.

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At Greater Boston Legal Services (GBLS), our team of 70+ attorneys and 20+ paralegals provide free civil (non-criminal) legal assistance to low-income individuals and families in and around Boston.

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Latest News

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Legal Advocates Ask Supreme Court to End Home Equity Seizures in Tax Foreclosures

October 15, 2025
  For Immediate Release:  After Major Court Victory in Massachusetts, Legal Advocates Bring Home Equity Theft Battle to the Supreme Court BOSTON, MA — The Pioneer New England Legal Foundation (Legal Foundation), Greater Boston Legal Services (GBLS), and law firm Greenberg Traurig filed an amicus…
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GBLS AND CO-COUNSEL FILE LAWSUIT ON BEHALF OF GROUPS THAT PROVIDE TAXPAYER SERVICES AND ADVOCATE FOR THE RIGHTS AND NEEDS OF IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES, TO STOP TAXPAYER INFORMATION SHARING 

September 30, 2025
GBLS, Asian Law Caucus, and Keker, Van Nest, & Peters LLP filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts on behalf of groups that provide taxpayer services and advocate for the rights and needs of immigrant communities. The lawsuit asks for a block of the receipt and…
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GBLS AND ASIAN LAW CAUCUS FILE LITIGATION OF BEHALF OF CEDC OF SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS, ALLEGING WRONGFUL WITHHOLDING OF PUBLIC RECORDS BY THE IRS AND SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

July 30, 2025
Immigrant advocacy groups have demanded the records of the Trump administration’s database on immigrant workers. At least 90,000 persons’ information has already been shared by federal agencies with immigration enforcement through secret agreements.  Read more here about the litigation GBLS and the…
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Three hour wait, three days in a row: Mass. shelter hotline leaves some families desperate

Long waits on shelter hotlines are putting people in danger: “'I have had clients who went back to their abusers because they weren't able to access a shelter.' Liz Alfred, Greater Boston Legal Services Attorney." Please click here to read the full article.

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Greater Boston Legal Services will not discriminate against any person seeking services based upon race, ethnicity, color, gender, age, religion, nation of origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, ability, marital status, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.

GBLS' offices reside on tribal lands that belong to the Massachusett people, including the Naumkeag band and the Pawtucket peoples. We at GBLS believe that it is essential to acknowledge that we work on occupied lands of these Indigenous communities, both as a matter of respect, and as an extension of the work we do to further justice. To learn more about Native lands in your community, please visit https://native-land.ca/
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